Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis finally announced the date for the parliamentary elections on Tuesday. “2023 elections will be held at the end of the four-year legislative period, on May 21,” Mitsotakis said in a live broadcast from a meeting with the Council of Ministers, the last one before the …
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Greece ‘s elections date to be set on March 3
Friday’s cabinet meeting will decide on the date of the upcoming general election, Government Spokesperson Yiannis Oikonomou has indicated. “After Friday’s ministerial meeting, you will get your answers to all these questions,” Oikonomou told journalists at a press briefing, in response a q question about the date of the poll. …
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Unknown shipwreck discovered off the island of Kythnos
Αn unknown shipwreck was discovered west of the island of Kythnos in the wesaten Cyclades, soe 56 nautical miles of Attica. There are indications that the ship sank after an explosion at its prow. There are no indications of its date yet. Researcher Kostas Thoktaridis told state=run news agency amna, …
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Piece of οlive tree found on Therasia places Minoan volcano eruption earlier
A piece of olive tree found on Therasia will move the date of the explosion of the Santorini volcano a few decades later than currently estimated. The wood was found in the area “Kimissi Thirassias”, the prehistoric settlement which lies on a hillside of the island once connected to Thira …
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FYROM Parliament sets date for Name Change Referendum
The Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has approved a government proposal setting September 30 as the date for a referendum on a deal with Greece to rename the country. Sixty-eight deputies in the 120-member parliament voted on July 30 in favor of holding a referendum on the …
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Summer solstice: The longest day of the year when the sun stands still
Summer solstice, the longest day of the year. A whole 888 minutes with the sunlight. Astronomically the summer begins today, June 21 2017. As of tomorrow, days will steadily start to become shorter again, one minute per day – until the winter solstice in December. The term ‘solstice’ derives from …
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Historic moment for UK and EU as May signs Brexit letter – Take the poll
Prime Minister Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK’s departure from the European Union. Triggering Article 50 on Brexit is not welcome by everyone in UK. Please, take the poll for Brexit and EU. Giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, it …
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EU-Turkey deal sealed: “All irregular migrants arriving to Greek islands after Mar 20/16 will be sent to Turkey”
The European Union has struck a deal with Turkey on Friday afternoon. Even though, the full agreement has not made public yet, what is clear is that: all irregular migrants arriving on Greek islands as of Sunday midnight will be being sent back to Turkey. EU-Turkey draft finally has March …
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Greek PM Papademos to Proclaim Early Elections
State broadcaster NET reported that Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet the President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Papademos will brief Papoulias on the date of the elections. At 8 pm the prime minister will address the public throug a televised message. During the …
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Greece’s Early Elections: Parliament to be Dissolved Apr 11/12?
Greeks are one breath away from …hearing the date of the snap polls. Speaker of Greek Parliament Philippos Petsalnikos said on Tuesday afternoon that the Parliament concluded its legislative work, allegedly due to Easter Holidays (Greek Orthodox Easter on 15. April 2012). However he also took the floor to speak about “the …
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Rumors on Postponement of Greek Early Elections
The rumors about postponement of the early elections has been persisting since the last 48 hours. The rumor alerting millions of austerity-hit, debt-ridden and frustrated Greeks waiting to down vote several politicians, had almost a logical basis. While the government had said that the snap polls would be held around the end …
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ELSTAT: 20.1% of Greeks Are Threatened by Poverty
The poverty data in Greece in shocking. One in five Greeks is threatened by poverty, according to statistics from 2010. If one should add the statistics of 2011, that has not been gathered yet, the picture of the Greek reality in times of IMF, bailout, strict austerity and recession, will be much more …
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